0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Felton South · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the workforce in Felton South is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. It is a place where 72.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. About 59.5% of the workforce are employed full-time, a result that is about the same as the rest of Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 57.1% of workers. Transport, warehousing, and health care each employ 11.9% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 61.9%. Technicians and trades and clerical staff each account for 11.9% of occupations, while machinery operators and drivers make up 9.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Felton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31027/felton-south/topic/employment